Category Archives: Compositae

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Doronicum// Species: Doronicum hungaricum Rchb. f. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ferguson (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the East Central & Southeast Europe to Ukraine according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Doronicum hungaricum Rchb. f.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Hypochaeris // Species: Hypochaeris glabra L. Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976). Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe to Mediterranean Region and Arabian Peninsula according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland and rocky terrains.Continue reading “Hypochaeris glabra L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Doronicum// Species: Doronicum columnae Ten. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ferguson (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Italy, Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+). According to the Plants of the World Online portalContinue reading “Doronicum columnae Ten.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Senecio// Species: Senecio vulgaris L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater and Walters (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far, China and Arabian Peninsula; Macaronesia; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of theContinue reading “Senecio vulgaris L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Bidens// Species: Bidens tripartitus L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin (1976 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere- North America, Eurasia, Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Bidens tripartitus L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Carduus// Species: Carduus acanthoides L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Gajić in Josifović (1975) and Verloove, F. (2014). The plants from Osogovo deviate from the concept by Amaral Franco (1976 in Tutin et al.) where the apical spine is said to be up to 5 mm long and headsContinue reading “Carduus acanthoides L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Inula// Species: Inula oculus-christi L. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball and Tutin in Tutin et al. (1976). Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from East Central and Southeast Europe to East European Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal,Continue reading “Inula oculus-christi L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Centaurea// Species: Centaurea solstitialis L.// Subspecies: Centaurea solstitialis L. subsp. solstitialis. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Dostál (1976 in Tutin et al.) and Gajić (1975 in Josifović). Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia, Iran and Arabian Peninsula; North Africa according to the distribution informationContinue reading “Centaurea solstitialis L. subsp. solstitialis”